# C_2016436EN.01027901.xml

| 24.11.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 436/279 |
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24.11.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 436/279

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P7_TA(2013)0494

Transitional provisions on support for rural development ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 20 November 2013 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down certain transitional provisions on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and amending Regulation (EU) No [RD] as regards resources and their distribution in respect of the year 2014 and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Regulations (EU) No [DP], (EU) No [HR] and (EU) No [sCMO] as regards their application in the year 2014 (COM(2013)0226 — C7-0104/2013 — 2013/0117(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2016/C 436/49)

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2013)0226), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2013)0226),

| — | having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C7-0104/2013), |
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having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C7-0104/2013),

| — | having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 19 September 2013 (1), |
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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 19 September 2013 (1),

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| — | having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 28 October 2013 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 28 October 2013 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to Rule 55 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 55 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A7-0326/2013), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A7-0326/2013),

| 1. | Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out; |
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Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

| 2. | Takes note of the Commission statement annexed to this resolution; |
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Takes note of the Commission statement annexed to this resolution;

| 3. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text; |
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Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments. |
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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

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(1)  Not yet published in the Official Journal.

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P7_TC1-COD(2013)0117

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 20 November 2013 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No .../2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down certain transitional provisions on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), amending Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards resources and their distribution in respect of the year 2014 and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1307/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards their application in the year 2014

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) No 1310/2013.)

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ANNEX TO THE LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

STATEMENT FROM THE COMMISSION

on rural development

The Commission declares that it will cooperate constructively with the Member States in the preparation and approval of the new rural development programmes with a view to ensuring a smooth transition to the new programming period also for measures not covered by Article 1 of the Transitional Regulation.

The Commission encourages Member States which will use the possibility under Article 1 of the Transitional Regulation to undertake new legal commitments for irrigation operations to do so in compliance with the conditions set out for such operations in Article 46(3) of the new Rural Development Regulation for the programming period 2014-2020.

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